James Avery

James Avery

James LaRue Avery (November 27, 1945 – December 31, 2013) was an American actor.

Best known for his portrayal of the patriarch and attorney (later judge) Philip Banks, Will Smith's character's uncle, in the TVsitcomThe Fresh Prince of Bel-Air. This character was ranked #34 in TV Guide's "50 Greatest TV Dads of All Time." He also provided the voice of Shredder in the original Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles television series, as well as War Machine ...

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Sunday Drive

As Oliver

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Epoch

As Dr. Solomon Holt

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Dr. Dolittle 2

As Eldon

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Samaritan: The Mitch Snyder Story

As Hank Dudney

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The Prince of Egypt

As Additional Voices (voice)

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Kicks

As Stanley

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License to Drive

As Les' DMV examiner

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Raise Your Voice

As Mr. Gantry

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To My Daughter

As Ian Mellon

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A Friend to Die For

As Agent Gilwood

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Shout

As Midnight Rider (voice)

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Nightflyers

As Darryl

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The Third Wish

As George

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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Attack of the Big MACC

As Shredder (voice)

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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Turtles' Awesome Easter

As Shredder (voice)

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Timestalkers

As Blacksmith

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The Advanced Guard

As Fred, Captive Security Guard

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Condor

As Cas

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Divine Intervention

As Rev. Matthews

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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Heroes in a Halfshell

As Shredder (voice)

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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Planet of the Turtleoids

As Shredder (voice)

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Three for the Road

As Clarence

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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Epic Begins

As Shredder (voice)

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Wheelmen

As Vice President

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Spirit Lost

As Dr. Glidden

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Call Me Crazy: A Five Film

As Dr. Beckett

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Dancing in September

As Mr. Warner

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Antony and Cleopatra

As Mardian

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Hunt for the Labyrinth Killer

As Judge Parsons

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Beastmaster 2: Through the Portal of Time

As Lt. Coberly

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Little Miss Millions

As Agent Noah Hollander

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Out in Fifty

As Cappy

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The Linguini Incident

As Phil

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Who's Your Caddy?

As Caddy Mack

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Laugh Busters

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Not Your Time

As Haig

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Quincy Jones...The First 50 Years

As Self

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The Blues Brothers

As Man Dancing Outside Ray's Shop

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Roe vs. Wade

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Appointment with Fear

As Connors

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The Brady Bunch Movie

As Mr. Steve Yeager

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Lethal Eviction

As Gus Winter

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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Turtles at the Earth's Core

As Splinter (voice)

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Spider-Man: The Venom Saga

As Jim Rhodes / War Machine

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Extremities

As Security Guard

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Stars In Shorts

As Haig

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The Nightmare Room: Scareful What You Wish For

As R.L. Stine

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You Lucky Dog

As Calvin Bridges

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Midnight Ramble

As Narrator

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Full Exposure: The Sex Tapes Scandal

As Earl

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The Ladies Club

As Joe

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Nancy Drew

As Prof. Shifflin

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Honeybee

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Deadly Daphne's Revenge

As Detective Wood

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Fletch

As Detective #2

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8 Million Ways to Die

As Deputy D.A.

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Hair Show

As Seymour Gold

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Think Tank

As Uncle John

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The Stunt Man

As Man Playing Pinball (uncredited)

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Without Warning: Terror in the Towers

As Fred Derby

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The 11th Commandment

As Attendant

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Steppin: The Movie

As The Chancellor

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Danika

As Teddy Johnson

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Stoogemania

As Gulch

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Hart to Hart: Old Friends Never Die

As Chess Player

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Jirimpimbira: An African Folk Tale

As The Headman

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Wish I Was Here

As Audition Actor #2

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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

As Shredder (voice)

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The Legend of Prince Valiant

As Sir Bryant

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Living with Fran

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Star Trek: Enterprise

As General K'Vagh

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CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

As Preston Cash

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Sparks

As Alonzo Sparks

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Rambo

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Captain Simian & the Space Monkeys

As Gor-illa (voice)

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Dallas

As Judge J. Fowler

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Hulk Hogan's Rock 'n' Wrestling

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Sherri

As Redmond

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The Legend of Tarzan

As Keewazi (voice)

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The Wild Thornberrys

As Gorilla (voice)

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The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air

As Philip Banks

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Amazing Stories

As Chief Hansen

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Going Bananas

As Hank

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Aladdin

As Haroud Hazi Bin (voice)

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Reading Rainbow

As Himself - Narrator (voice)

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American Experience

As Charles Hamilton Houston (voice)

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Roc

As Dale Hammers

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One World

As William Richard

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Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child

As Father (voice)

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A Different World

As The Pin Punisher

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Moonlighting

As Reuben King

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Murder One

As Judge Nathaniel Alexander

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The A-Team

As Quint

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Iron Man

As War Machine (voice)

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Spider-Man

As Jim Rhodes / War Machine (voice)

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The Proud Family

As Crandall Smythe (voice)

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A Pup Named Scooby-Doo

As Count Shockula (voice)

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Philly

As Dean Mark Clivner

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Grey's Anatomy

As Sam

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The Nightmare Room

As R.L. Stine

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Night Court

As Judge Hopkins

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Brothers

As Bubba

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The Real Ghostbusters

As Killerwatt (voice)

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Eli Stone

As Mason Andrews

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Going Places

As Host

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L.A. Law

As Judge Michael Conover

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Strong Medicine

As Harold Jenkins

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That's So Raven

As Presto

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The Closer

As Dr. Crippen

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Charmed

As Zola

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Crossing Jordan

As Dr. Erkhart

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Capital News

As Mr. Fairchild

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That '70s Show

As Officer Kennedy

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Family Law